The Easiest Way to Get Into Deeper Prayer | David Diga Hernandez

Stepping Into Deeper Prayer: Learning the Seven Streams of the Spirit

Prayer is like a river—wide, living, and full of movement. Within that river are different streams, and when you learn to recognize them, prayer stops feeling rigid or mechanical. It becomes a natural flow with the Holy Spirit.

Think about learning to drive: every movement feels stiff and calculated at first. But with time, you find yourself driving almost without thinking because the motions begin to flow. Prayer is the same. At the beginning, you wonder what to say, how to focus, or where to start. But once you learn the streams of prayer, you begin to move with God instead of struggling against your own thoughts.

David Diga Hernandez teaches seven “streams” of prayer, and once you discern them, your prayer life becomes deeper, freer, and more Spirit-led.

Adoration is worship—turning your attention fully toward God. One minister once told David, “If you have one hour to pray, worship for forty-five minutes.” Not as a formula, but as a revelation: worship loosens the heaviness of the heart. It cuts the tethers that keep you stuck to earthly worries and frees your spirit to rise.

Worship is always a response to revelation. Every time heaven sees another glimpse of God’s beauty, angels cry out “Holy, holy, holy!”—not by routine, but by wonder. When the Holy Spirit gives you even the smallest glimpse of God’s goodness, worship erupts from within.

Sometimes you enter a room and before you even begin formal prayer, you hear your heart whisper, “Jesus, I love You.” That flow is adoration—a stream that opens your spirit and softens the soil of your heart.

Supplication simply means asking God for what you need. Philippians 4 says, “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.” You cannot pray and worry at the same time. Worry is the flesh’s powerless imitation of prayer—it gives no control, no peace, no answers.

Scripture commands us to bring our needs to God: finances, healing, direction, family issues, even desires of the heart. God is not overwhelmed by the world’s needs. He does not run out of supply. Asking Him is not selfish—it’s obedience.

And when you bring your concerns to Him with thanksgiving, something supernatural happens: the peace of God rises and guards your heart. Supplication is the stream that releases burdens so you don’t carry them into the rest of your prayer.

There is a real spiritual battle. Demons are not metaphors; they are real beings with intention and strategy. But the believer’s authority is not fragile, and the Holy Spirit is not wrestling against darkness with equal strength. Scripture says, “Submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee.” Not fight—flee.

Sometimes believers mistake constant attack as a sign of great power, but bullies attack the weak, not the strong. True authority is found in submission to God. When you align with His Word and stand in the name of Jesus, spiritual darkness has no choice but to retreat.

Standing in this stream is not about fear—it’s about confidence. When the enemy whispers lies, attacks your family, or stirs confusion, you stand firm and speak with the authority of Christ:
“In the name of Jesus, this ends now.”